Virginia Politics Blog Archive: Ken Cuccinelli

The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case dealing with whether Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) can subpoena e-mails and records from the University of Virginia dealing with the work of a former university climate scientist.

Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli (R) says an 8 to 1 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday ruling that the first amendment protects speech by a fringe church that targets military funerals "vindicated" his decision to stay out of the case.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) got to burnish his gubernatorial credentials with the GOP base by casting decisive vote to regulate state abortion clinics as hospitals. But his potential rival, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R), also played a role.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which regulates state charities, confirms it has concluded an eight-month investigation into the activities of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association and turned its reports over to the Virginia Attorney General's office for possible criminal prosecution.